Chokwe figure
Video CT scan : 3D translucent VRT view
Even if the CT scan highlighted that this statue has been originally carved from a vertical log, several missing parts have been replaced with pieces of less dense timber, carved and glued in place on the headdress, arms, penis, right leg and left foot (see the red areas on the opaque 3D views below).
Although a degree of restoration is acceptable, inventing the position of the arms detracts from the authenticity of the piece and its value for a collector.
Video CT scan : 3D opaque VRT view
Video CT scan : 3D translucent VRT view
Video CT scan : 3D transparent VRT view
Video CT scan : 2D MPR frontal slices
Following the CT scan study, the figure has been almost completely reinstated into its original condition.
Photo: courtesy Bernard Dulon Gallery, Paris.